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Strategic Planning and Policy Implementation (20%):
• Participate in the strategic planning for assigned areas and assist the Program Director in developing and implementing the overall departmental strategic plan.
• Formulate and implement policies and procedures to enhance the effectiveness of educational programs.
• Establish performance goals and measures to evaluate the success of assigned areas of responsibility.
Supervisory Responsibilities (30%):
• Supervise the day-to-day operations of assigned areas, including the supervision of departmental employees.
• Provide guidance and direction to staff involved in department services and programs.
• Manage job functions and coordinate personnel support staff.
• Ensure that all programs, activities, and services comply with university, state, and federal regulations.
Clinical Instruction (30%):
• Provide clinical instruction to junior and senior dental students in the Teams clinics for courses DEN7834L, 7835L, 7836L, 8837L, 8838L, and 8839L.
• Supervise an average of six dental students per clinical session performing periodontal procedures in the DMD clinics.
• Monitor and approve periodontal treatment planning during periodic and comprehensive exams as needed.
• Instruct students on periodontal instrumentation, including hand and powered instruments, infection control, and patient management.
• Supervise periodontal competencies, including SRP complex and SPT competencies, and Calculus Detection and Removal Skills Assessment.
Program Development and Implementation (10%):
• Assist the Pre-doctoral Program Director with the development and implementation of periodontal education.
• Design and deliver all aspects of DMD teaching, including preclinical, clinical, mock board examination, administration, and coordination of labs and activities.
• Manage Perio Canvas courses, including gradebook updates, syllabi, documents, assignments, and general course settings for courses DEN7834L, 7835L, 7836L, 8837L, 8838L, 8839L, and DEN6421.
• Serve as Acting Program Director when the Program Director is unavailable.
• Assist the course director with the summer course DEN8423 for seniors, ensuring the Canvas course is updated as needed, including syllabus, assignments, lectures, and gradebook settings.
• Assist the course director with the surgical course DEN7422 every fall semester, coordinating lab activities for the Pig Jaw Lab, including managing supplies, organization, set-up, and clean-up of the Sim Lab.
Grade Coordination and Monitoring Student Progress (5%):
• Manage grades for Pre-doctoral DMD students and Post-doctoral Perio residents.
• Periodically monitor periodontal requirements for an average of 180+ students (juniors and seniors) to ensure timely graduation.
o Generate and share reports with Team Leaders, Academic Affairs, and Clinical Administration on a regular basis.
o Meet with students as needed to address questions regarding periodontal competencies and other graduation requirements.
Additional Responsibilities (5%):
• Organize and participate in the Perio Mock Board as an examiner, helping prepare students for the State Board examination.
• Prepare second-year dental students (incoming junior students) for clinical care in spring semester courses DEN6302C (Treatment Planning) and DEN6508C (Essentials of Clinical Care).
• Provide instruction to Perio residents in course DEN6656 on Mechanical Plaque Control and Periodontal Instrumentation.
• Facilitate faculty and resident clinical calibration using calibrated dental models to gather data on calculus detection and periodontal probing.
• Participate in meetings related to course preparation with the Office of Academic Affairs and course directors.
• Assist in CODA accreditation as needed.
• Provide additional services for the Periodontology Department as needed.
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